Brief Life History of Orta Carrie
When Orta Carrie Wamsley was born on 9 October 1873, in Bourbon, Bourbon Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States, her father, Dewitt Clinton Wamsley, was 29 and her mother, Eliza J Sharp, was 29. She married Merlin Ofield Cobbler on 15 April 1893, in Starke, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in North Bend Township, Starke, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. She died on 13 August 1930, in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Bass Lake, California Township, Starke, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Orta Cobler, "United States Census, 1930"
- Peta P Wamsley, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Orta Carrie Wamsley Cobler, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Walmsley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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